Rural population, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Rural population, per capita was 0.372 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Thailand, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Thailand stood at 0.372 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.8817 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.372 units per person, in 2025.
That places Thailand 101st out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8758 units per person | 0.8691 units per person | 0.8817 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8498 units per person | 0.8317 units per person | 0.8671 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8223 units per person | 0.8149 units per person | 0.8292 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7618 units per person | 0.6984 units per person | 0.8119 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6263 units per person | 0.57 units per person | 0.6854 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5191 units per person | 0.4407 units per person | 0.56 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3982 units per person | 0.372 units per person | 0.4276 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 98 French Polynesia 0.3824 units per person compare
- 99 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0.3761 units per person compare
- 100 Serbia, Republic of 0.3736 units per person compare
- 102 North Macedonia, Republic of 0.3711 units per person compare
- 103 Morocco 0.3687 units per person compare
- 104 Kiribati 0.3661 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 704.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.75 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.75 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 37.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Thailand?
- Rural population, per capita in Thailand was 0.372 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8817 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.372 units per person in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for rural population, per capita?
- Thailand ranks 101st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.